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Private Nutzung von Internet und E-Mail am Arbeitsplatz: Endlich mehr Sicherheit für Arbeitgeber?

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Private Nutzung von Internet und E-Mail am Arbeitsplatz: Endlich mehr Sicherheit für Arbeitgeber? Nach bisheriger Auffassung der deutschen Datenschutzbehörden ist der Arbeitgeber bei gestatteter Privatnutzung von...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Proposes Reporting and Other Obligations To Secure Routing of Internet Traffic

On June 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") that would require providers of retail broadband internet access service to create detailed plans to address and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC’s Net Neutrality Redux: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey FY 2025 – Department of Environmental Protection and Board of Public Utilities Budget Hearings

NJDEP is tasked with a multitude of responsibilities including overseeing statewide environmental governance through the divisions of Water Resource Management, Air Quality Energy and Materials Sustainability, Contaminated...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] The FCC’s Expanding Enforcement Reach: Five Things You Need to Know - May 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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While the FCC is well-known for broadcast and telecom regulation, the Commission regulates broadly, reaching communications networks, the marketing and sale of electronic devices, space-based services, diverse grant and...more

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FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality Rules

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On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Declaratory Ruling, Order, Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration reclassifying broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a common...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

With Net Neutrality Order, FCC Grants Broadband-Only ISPs New Pole Attachment Protections

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on April 25, 2024 to reinstate its net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a “telecommunications service” under Title II of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

China Pilots Relaxed Foreign Ownership Limits for Data Center and Other Value-Added Telecom Services

China’s telecommunications regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has announced a pilot scheme that would allow foreign investors to establish wholly owned subsidiaries in Beijing, Shanghai,...more

Perkins Coie

Net Neutrality Is Back, for Now

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With the recent circulation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft version of its highly anticipated net neutrality order, Promoting a Fast, Open, and Fair Internet (the 2024 Order), Chairwoman Jessica...more

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The EU and UK Introduce New IoT Security Standards

The FCC’s recent introduction of a new Voluntary Cybersecurity Labelling Program for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products reflects the continued desire by U.S. regulators to bolster the security of the ever-increasing...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

Submarine Cables Face Geohazard Risks with Significant Societal Impacts

On March 14, 2024, damage to four subsea cables resulted in widespread internet outage in 13 countries in West and Central Africa with prolonged (multiday) nationwide outages in six countries impacting millions of Africans....more

Cooley LLP

FCC Adopts New Minimum Standards for Broadband Services

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a Report to Congress, has adopted new standards for determining when internet services are fast enough to qualify as broadband services. The report sets the speed threshold at...more

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FCC Advances Its Space and Satellite Agenda

Recent actions by the Federal Communications Commission indicate its support for the country’s space-based economy and national security interests. The FCC has adopted rules that allow satellite operators and terrestrial...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] 2024 Federal Infrastructure Series - Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Award and Subaward Process -...

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Please join us for the latest installment of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, in which attorneys from across the firm discuss the federal government’s ongoing, once-in-a-generation initiative to invest in...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

A Well-Informed Start to 2024: BBK’s Guidance for New Laws in California – Part Five

New Legislation Related to Local Government - In Part Five of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation for 2024 related to local government. Below we provide...more

Cooley LLP

FCC Digital Discrimination Rules Will Affect Landlords, Building Owners, Contractors

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Having access to reliable broadband internet service has become critical as consumers and small businesses rely on the internet for everyday tasks. To help meet that need, Congress, as part of the Infrastructure Investment...more

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FCC Updates and Expands Data Breach Notification Rules

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The updated data breach notification rules broaden the definition of what is considered a breach and expand the scope of who must be notified when a data breach occurs. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Affordable Connectivity Program Ending April 2024 Unless Congress Provides Funding

In 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) under a finite $14.2 billion Congressional appropriation that is now forecast to be exhausted by April 2024. The FCC has...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (January 2024)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Expediting Initial Processing of Satellite and Earth Station Applications: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) reviews its...more

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FEC Adopts New Rules for Internet Communications and Candidate Salaries

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In its final meeting of 2023 held last Thursday, December 14, the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) adopted a series of significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Title II Fast, too Furious: The Return of Net Neutrality

On Oct. 19, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to advance Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s proposal to once again adopt “net neutrality” rules. As it had in 2015, the FCC also proposes to classify broadband...more

Cornerstone Research

Reimagining the Consumer Decision Journey

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The internet has transformed many aspects of life over the last three decades. Individuals in the United States and across the globe now use computers or mobile devices to communicate with friends, family, and strangers; look...more

Paul Hastings LLP

FCC Prepares to Launch New Net Neutrality Rulemaking

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Earlier this week, the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) shared long-expected plans to revisit net neutrality regulation, marking a new chapter in the long-running debate over whether and how to...more

Venable LLP

[Webinar] A Virtual Chat on the FCC and Artificial Intelligence - September 12th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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In this program, we will explore the likely implications of new forms of artificial intelligence for Federal Communications Commission policy and rules. Artificial intelligence—whatever the form or meaning—has become one...more

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Georgetown Broadband LLC Secures Utility Pole Attachment Authorization for Community Broadband Project

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On February 17, 2023, Georgetown Broadband LLC (GBLLC) became the latest community broadband entity to receive pole attachment authorization from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to deploy a fiber broadband...more

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